Blues' standout proud to play for Team USA

11:58 PM,
Jan. 23, 2014

New Rochelle native Kevin Shattenkirk of the St. Louis Blues has developed into one of the top young defensemen in the NHL.

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Kevin Shattenkirk learned that he'd been chosen for the U.S. Olympic hockey team just as everybody else did - on Jan. 1, while watching on television at the conclusion of the Winter Classic.

"And of course the game goes to a shootout and takes as long as possible," Shattenkirk said with a laugh. "It was really nerve-wracking but a lot of fun."

Shattenkirk, the St. Louis Blues defenseman out of New Rochelle, played his first game as a pro at Madison Square Garden and scored the tiebreaking goal in a 2-1 win Thursday night over the Rangers, the team for which he rooted as a kid. He was 5˝ in 1994 when the ...